"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )